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D.C. Municipal Regulations (Last Updated: September 13, 2017) |
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Title 20. ENVIRONMENT |
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Chapter 20-9. AIR QUALITY - MOTOR VEHICULAR POLLUTANTS, LEAD, ODORS, AND NUISANCE POLLUTANTS |
Section 20-912. CREDIT PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION
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912.1Credits will only be generated when a covered fleet operator acquires above and beyond the required amount and type of vehicles for compliance with the purchase requirements contained in § 906.1 of this chapter
912.2Credits can be generated by a covered fleet operator in the covered area if the vehicles acquired meet all of the requirements of this chapter.
912.3Credits may be used by covered fleets as substitutes for vehicle acquisitions to meet the acquisition requirements.
912.4Conversions to clean-fuel vehicles shall earn credits in the same manner as other acquired vehicles.
912.5Covered fleet operators shall meet the fleet vehicle purchase requirements of this Act by purchasing clean-fuel vehicles, whether a new, used, or converted vehicle, or by trading and banking clean-fuel fleet vehicle credits for vehicle purchases.
912.6All credit-generating vehicles must meet the applicable emission standards and other requirements contained in § 906 of this chapter.
912.7While in a covered area, a duel-fuel, bi-fuel, or flexible-fuel vehicle purchased by a fleet operator to comply with fleet purchase reuirements shall be operated at all times on the fuel or fuels on which it was certified as a clean-fuel fleet vehicle. If the fleet operator receives credit for a dual-fuel, bi-fuel, or flexible-fuel vehicle purchase, the vehicle must operate at the same emission level for which the vehicle generated clean-fuel fleet credit.
912.8All covered fleets shall be eligible to generate credits.
912.9Credits may be traded or sold for use in the covered area.
912.10Trading of credits among all subclasses of LDVs and LDTs is permitted. Credit trading is not allowed between the LDT/LDV classes and HDV classes.
912.11Clean-fuel fleet vehicle credits may be earned by a covered fleet operator for any of the following qualifying purchases:
(a)Purchase of a clean-fuel vehicle during any period subsequent to July 15, 1994, but prior to September 1, 1997, if the purchase meets all other clean-fuel fleet vehicle requirements applicable to the purchase, including the statutory requirement to use only the fuel on which the vehicle was certified;
(b)Purchase of a greater number clean-fuel fleet vehicles than is required under this chapter;
(c)Purchase of a clean-fuel fleet vehicle that meets more stringent emission standards than required under this chapter (ULEVs, ZEVs, and ILEVs);
(d)Purchase of a clean-fuel fleet vehicle in an exempt vehicle category by the operator of a covered or partialy covered fleet; or
(e)Purchase of a clean-fuel vehicle by a noncovered fleet operator.
912.12For LDVs and LDTs, credit values shall be determined in accordance with tables 9-6, 9-7, and 9-8.
912.13For HDVs, credit values shall be determined in accordance with tables 9-9, 9-10, and 9-11.
912.14Credit values shall be calculated to two (2) decimal places.
912.15Credits shall be designated as follows:
(a)Credits generated by the purchase of a qualifying clean-fuel fleet LDV or LDT shall be designated at the time of issuance as light-duty clean-fuel fleet vehicle credits;
(b)Credits generated by the purchase of a qualifying clean-fuel fleet HDV shall be designated at the time of issuance as heavy-duty clean-fuel fleet vehicle credits; and
(c)Credits generated by the purchase of a light heavy-duty or a medium heavy-duty qualifying clean-fuel fleet vehicle shall be designated at the time of issuance as light heavy-duty or medium heavy-duty credits, respectively.
912.16The following are credit tables:
Table 9-6
LIGHT DUTY VEHICLE CREDIT GENERATION: PURCHASING MORE CLEAN-FUEL VEHICLES THAN REQUIRED BY THE MANDATE
LDV, LDT
LDT ≤6000
LDT > 6000
LDT > 6000
LDT > 6000
≤6000
GVWR
GVWR
GVWR
GVWR
GVWR
>3750
≥3750 TW
>3750 TW
>5750 TW
NMOG+NO2
≤3750
LVW
≤5750
≤5750 TW
LEV
1.00
1.26
.71
.91
1.11
ULEV
1.20
1.54
1.00
1.29
1.47
ZEV
1.43
1.83
1.43
1.83
2.23
Table 9-7
LIGHT DUTY VEHICLE CREDIT GENERATION: PURCHASING A ULEV OR ZEV TO MEET THE MANDATE
LDV, LDT
LDT ≤6000
LDT > 6000
LDT > 6000
LDT > 6000
≤6000
GVWR
GVWR
GVWR
GVWR
GVWR
>3750
≥3750 TW
>3750 TW
>5750 TW
NMOG+NOx
≤3750 LVW
≤5750
≤5750 TW
LEV
0-00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
ULEV
.20
.29
.29
.34
.45
ZEV
.43
.57
.71
.91
1.11
Table 9-8
LIGHT DUTY VEHICLE CREDIT NEEDED IN LIEU OF PURCHASING A LEV TO MEET THE MANDATE
LDV, LDT
LDT ≤6000
LDT > 6000
LDT > 6000
LDT > 6000
≤6000
GVWR
GVWR
GVWR
GVWR
GVWR
>3750
≥3750 TW
>3750 TW
>5750 TW
NMOG
+ NO2
≤3750
LVW
≤5750
≤5750 TW
LEV
1.00
1.26
.71
.91
1.11
Table 9-9
HEAVY DUTY VEHICLE CREDIT GENERATION: PURCHASING MORE CLEAN- FUEL VEHICLES THAN REQUIRED BY THE MANDATE
NMHC+NOx
LIGHT HDV
MEDIUM HDV
HEAVY HDV
LEV
1.00
1.00
1.00
ULEV
1.87
1.87
.1.87
ZEV
3.53
3.53
3.53
Table 9-10
HEAVY DUTY VEHICLE CREDIT GENERATION: PURCHASING A ULEV OR ZEV TO MEET TIIE MANDATE
NMHC + NOx
LIGHT HDV
MEDIUM HDV
LEV
0.00
0.00
ULEV
0.87
0.87
ZEV
2.53
2.53
Table 9-11
HEAVY DUTY VEHICLE CREDIT NEEDED IN LIEU OF PURCHASING A LEV TO COMPLY WITH THE MANDATE
NMHC + NOx
LIGHT HDV
MEDIUM HDV
LEV
1.00
1.00
912.17All credits generated in accordance with this regulation may be freely traded or banked for later use, subject to the provisions contained in this chapter, without discount or depreciation.
912.18District of Columbia Municipal Regulations Duplication of credit vouchers by anyone other than the Mayor is prohibited.
912.19Once a credit voucher is sold or traded, the holder of the sold or traded voucher must return it to the administrative authority. A new voucher will then be issued to the individual or company who received the sold or traded credit voucher.
912.20A covered fleet operator desiring to demonstrate full or partial compliance with covered fleet purchase requirements by the redemption of credits shall surrender sufficient credits as established in this section. In lieu of purchasing a clean-fuel fleet vehicle, a fleet operator shall surrender credits equal to the credit calculation method used in that area from the tables found in this section.
912.21Credits earned within the boundaries of the covered area may be traded within those boundaries whether or not that area encompasses parts of more than one state.
912.22Credits earned within the boundaries of an attainment area may not be used to show compliance for a covered fleet operator in a nonattainment area.
912.23Credits generated by the purchase of LDVs and LDTs of eight thousand five hundred pounds (8,500 lbs.) GVWR or less may be used to demonstrate compliance with covered fleet purchase requirements applicable to LDVs or LDTs of eight thousand five hundred pounds (8,500 lbs.) GVWR or less.
912.24Credits generated by the purchase of vehicles of more than eight thousand five hundred pounds (8,500 lbs.) GVWR may not be used to demonstrate compliance with requirements for vehicles weighing eight thousand five hundred pounds (8,500 lbs.) GVWR or less.
912.25Credits generated by the purchase of vehicles of eight thousand five hundred pounds (8,500 lbs.) GVWR or less may not be used to demonstrate compliance with requirements for vehicles weighing more than eight thousand five hundred pounds (8,500 lbs.) GVWR.
912.26Credits generated by the purchase of a HDV of a particular weight subclass may be used to demonstrate compliance with required heavy-duty vehicle purchases for the same or lighter weight subclasses. These credits may not be used to demonstrate compliance with required HDV purchases for vehicles of heavier weight subclasses than the weight subclass of the vehicle that generated the credits.